Eco Group 

Dear God,

Thank you for this day!

Thank you for the birds and the animals, the flowers and the trees, the lakes and the streams and the sun that rises and sets over them each day.

Thank you for creating the sun to keep us warm, allow plants to grow, to allow us to see and now capture energy for us to use.

Thank you for the comfort in the life we live. Thank you for our wonderful school and a warm, safe environment.  and ask for blessing on each and every family that comes to Green Haworth.

We promise to look after the Earth as you intended.

Amen.

Spring 2024

In the next few weeks, we will be participating in a number of sustainability events, supporting our local and global environment.

We met with the Prospects Foundation last week to make a plan for the school environment. This included generating solar power to reduce our energy costs by 61%, building a pond to attract wildlife, working on the school garden area, habitats for local animals, planting and relocating the bird houses.

This week, we were joined by St. Christopher’s High School Eco group. We learnt about classifying materials, solar energy and turbine energy. They showed us examples of how they had upcycled clothing to make new clothes.

We have sent home ‘Big Plastic Count’ tally charts for you to count the plastic we throw away each week.

Bring the Let’s Count Tally Sheet in on Monday 18 March so we can record their results and submit them in class. 

Find out more about The Big Plastic Count here: thebigplasticcount.com.

We’d like to say a huge thank you for taking part in this important investigation! Together, we can build even more evidence about what really happens to our plastic. 

We have decided that, when we have collected enough materials, we will hold a ‘Trashion Show’ to share what we have made.

This activity is all about reusing unwanted clothing, textiles and other items. About 290 million tonnes of waste are produced in the UK each year, of which around 22.9 million is domestic. Around 50% of our domestic waste ends up in landfill. We are looking at things that we normally throw away and see what can be reused or recycled to reduce this waste.

To help us upcycle items into clothing, please can we ask that parents save the following items from their waste, put it in a bin bag, then bring them into school next week:

• Crisp packets
• Soft plastics (labels, wrappers, capri-sun, coffee pouches, sweet wrappers)
• Packaging from flowers; cellophane, paper, bows etc
• Wallpaper
• Old wrapping paper
• Bubble wrap
• Old jiffy bags
• Bin bags
• Newspapers/magazines
• Nets from fruit
• Paper bags
• Rubber gloves
• Old glasses – frame (including sun glasses)
• Cling film
• Baking foil
• Milk carton tops (not the cartons please)
• Drink can ring pulls
• Netting (garden or fabric)
• Clothes pegs
• Old books
• Shopping bags which are no longer used (bag for life type)
• Old umbrellas

If you have any old shirts, a-line dresses/skirts, vests, hats or handbags that you no longer need, these would be helpful to help us create new clothes.

Parents can have a go making trashion at home with their children. We will include garments you make in our Trashion Show!

Next week, we invite parents to join their children in tidying our school environment with a litter pick. This will take place at 2:00pm on Tuesday 19 March. We will provide the binbags and the grabbers! If it is very poor weather, we will choose an alternative date.

Finally, on Friday 22 March, Class 3 will learn about renewable energy and we will be building mini models of wind turbines.

Your family has the opportunity to participate in an important national investigation.

The Big Plastic Count is the UK’s biggest ever investigation into household plastic waste. By counting your household plastic waste packaging for a week, you and your child will help tackle plastic pollution.

The survey will take place from Monday 21 March to Sunday 27 March.

After all, recycling alone cannot solve the plastic crisis. There needs to be less plastic in the first place. That’s why our mission is for the government to set a target to reduce single-use plastic by 50% by 2025 and to ban waste exports to other countries. Find out more about waste exports here: greenpeace.org.uk/wasteminster.

We invite your whole family on this journey. Together, we can uncover the truth about plastic recycling and stop everyday plastic at the source.

HOW TO TAKE PART

From Monday morning until Sunday evening, either:

1. Collect then count: Collect your plastic waste in a separate bag and count it at the end of the week using the My Tally Sheet your child brings home. Or:
2. Count as you throw: Count every piece of plastic package as you throw it away by tallying it up on your My Tally Sheet.

TOP TIPS

• We want to tally all of the plastic packaging you use in a week, including on-the-go items like take-away cups, plastic bags and fast food packaging. So count what you buy when you're out and about, as well as household items.
• Use the Plastic ID page to help you categorise your plastic.
• Count everything! This means all plastic packaging.
• Tell everyone you live with to count or collect each piece of plastic they throw away.
• Don’t forget bathroom waste and packaging from the post too!
• Put your My Tally Sheet somewhere noticeable like on the fridge or next to the bin to help you remember that it’s The Big Plastic Count week.Tallying your plastic for the week might sound like a lot but it should only take a couple of minutes out of your day. Once your household has completed the survey, your child will:

Autumn 2023

Our Eco Group is Cameron W., Brienne W., Oliver C. and Sabiha K.

RSPB Wild Challenge Bronze Award

Download our step-by-step activity sheets that show you how to make some simple but effective homes for nature:

Recycle your Electricals

If children and families take any old unwanted electrical items to a Curry's store between the 17th March and the 14th April, they will receive a £5 voucher to redeem against any item priced over £25.  If our families then register online, they stand a chance of winning £5000 of Microsoft tech for our school!  Please see attached 'hidden treasure' activity sheet for more information.

Ethos Group 

Our ethos group (from left to right) is Sana, Paisley, Emmie and Kai. They are supported in worship by Bella, Barney, Rev. Peter and Bob the puppets. 

Prayer for hospital and medical staff

Gracious God,

Give skill, sympathy and resilience to all who care for the sick

And your wisdom searching for a cure for Coronavirus.

Strengthen them with your spirit that, through your work, many will be restored to good health.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

Amen.

Prayer for someone ill or isolated

Heavenly Father, 

Help me to trust you

Help me to know you are with me,

Help me to believe that nothing can separate me from your love

Revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

School Council

Our school council is Paisley (Year 6), Cameron (Year 4) and Mollie (Year 5).